Wednesday 2nd Paddle

At last the wind seems to have abated for while - welcome winter? Wednesday evening looks like it will be very calm so come on down to Simon's Town for a paddle. We will have the new Sea Bear kayak there as well so people can give it a try out if there's time.

Lack of post

Sorry that there has been so little action on this blog of late but it's frankly been too depressing to twice weekly have to complain that it's too windy for a decent paddle! Everybody who has lived here for a while is of the same opinion as me - it's the longest period of consistent high winds that anyone can remember. Those few who like the really strong winds to do downwind runs have had a lot of fun however. You can watch a short video of one here. A few years ago we had a terrible south-easter season over Christmas which prompted me to do a comparison with the previous year. See it here if interested. I will try and see if I can do it again for this period if it doesn't depress me too much.
Anyway this weekend still looks very windy with perhaps a drop by Tuesday as it turns northerly. Next Wednesday is forecast for light northerlies so it's a more wintery feel.

Wednesday 20th Feb Paddle

Looks like the wind is still playing a bit of merry hell with us and considering that Windfinder has been giving us inaccurate forecasts for wind speeds this year it will probably be more than 10m/s. Give us a call at the shop if you are not online to check Roman Rock and we will tell you how it's looking. Appears that a front is coming in on Sunday and Monday so while it's turning, Friday and Saturday look good days for a gentler paddle. We should try for a paddle at Simon's Town 4.30pm on Friday.

WELL IT DID!!!! NOW IT'S BLOWING THE WHOLE WEEKEND LONG.

Wednesday Paddle and Braai

As of 9am this morning the forecast looks very good with the wind dropping all day. In fact the next week looks like the relentless howling south easter might be over - at least for a while. Don't forget the bring and braai at Paddlers this evening from 5.30 onwards.

With a bit of luck the howling gales of the last week may moderate to make Wednesday's paddle a possibility. Windfinder forecasts have not been too accurate during the last couple of weeks of south-easters. Where they have predicted 10 to 12 m/s (36 to 42 kph) actual speeds have been almost twice that. However when they have predicted lower speeds these days have tended to be only slightly higher in reality. Hopefully Wednesday might be more accurate - Weather SA is forecasting fresh south easter.